Director, Digital Marketing Technologies

Searching for a Director of Digital Technology who will manage, develop, and implement solutions for our consumer facing websites. The Director of Digital Technology is a critical resource with the organization, and will own the full technology stack that supports our digital products.

We require a digital technology expert who leads by example. Managing resources and working side-by-side with the team as an active participant: defining processes, developing architecture, and resolving process and technology conflicts. You will be responsible for implementing marketing strategies and governance across various teams. You will work with a diverse set of resources consisting of a mix of internal and external developers, project managers, and business stakeholders to implement scalable solutions. Your goal is to iteratively improve our existing products, and launch new digital products and marketing technologies.

This position is ideal for someone who is currently managing development for a large consumer facing content site, and is ready to take the next step up to taking complete ownership, developing a portfolio of sites and marketing services. The location of this position can be in either Milpitas or Irvine, CA.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Translate product and business goals into marketing strategy and roadmap

• Build strategic relationships with key technology and business leaders to ensure success

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of large cross-functional marketing operation initiatives

• Collection of business and systems requirements from multiple stakeholders, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch

• Delivery of Marketing initiatives in an iterative, agile, and fast-paced environment

• Lead the plan and strategy for adoption of digital analytics within the organization including real-time and historical traffic tracking, reporting, and recommend use of analytics information for digital monetization models and revenue generation

• Act as valued partner and liaison with internal teams such as editorial, marketing, sales, channel, IT and operations.

High proficiency in planning, collaboration, communication, and reporting tools

7 years or more of relative work experience as a developer/technologist working with consumer facing web-based and marketing technology products.

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

ABOUT WESTERN DIGITAL

Western Digital Corporation is the world’s largest data storage company with a leading portfolio of HGST, SanDisk, G-Technology and WD brands covering flash and disk-based solutions. Deployed by the largest and most prominent organizations worldwide, Western Digital solutions are everywhere, touching lives and enabling great value from the data they possess.

Western Digital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Western Digital does not unlawfully discriminate and complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is The Law poster: Equal Employment Opportunity Is The Law.